National Republican., 1887-05-04
THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Largo Gathering OF Friends at the
Commencement Exercises.

The commencement OF the medical and
dental departments OF the National University
Of this District drew large crowd to the Con.
gregalional Church last evening. The plat
form had been extended out In the auditorium
distance Of fifteen feet, and was beautifully
A row OF growing ox-eyed daisies along the
front gave q fresh and pleasing appearance,
while on either side the large leaves of tropical
plants a @ extending around the & seats occupied by
beauty TO the scene. The President, who was
TO present the diplomas, came in early, accom-.
panied by Col. Lamont, and was given a seat
following members of the faculty were pres
ent Drs. Howard II. Barker, E. s. Carroll,
Burrows Nelson, Samuel s. Adams p. H. Har.
yey, T. s. Winter, J. W. Morrison and g. Y.
Prayer by tho Rev. DR.. VIM. A. Bartlett
opened the exercises, and was followed by a
selection by the Marine Band, which rendered
music under the leadership OF Prof Sousa,
Hon. Arthur Macarthur, vice chancellor OF
the university, made a few Introductory re-
marks, and said the President expressed his
evening, T. and the diplomas were % al once m de. de-
liyercd to the following :. Thomas j. Reed and
Edward Stevens, both of the District. gradu-
ates In medicine, and Harris 9. Carroll, John
Pennsylyanin: John A. DAILY and VIM. M.
Hunt, of the District, and Jacob s. Manners,
OF New Jersey, graduates In dentistry.
lHlntulHltly nHu nhnucu
the sheepskins to their owners he withdrew.
The cornet solo was followed by an address
by Judge Macarthur. He spoke OF the medi-
cal and dental departments OF the university
now being open 10 ladies for study. lie COM
mented on tho great advance made in the
medical science In the conquering OF disease,
and then proceeded by humorous remarks TO
enlarge on this train OF thought, and was de.
oidedly successful in saying many wise. and
witty things In a very short time. xylophone
solo preceded the vaedictory address BY John
A. DAILY, d. D. g., who spoke, with great ease
and appropriately. The address TO the gradu.
ating class was delivered by Prof. Samuel s.
Adams, who gave the young doctors
much good advice. He told them not TO be in
hurry about marrying, but to walt until they
attain sufficient practice to warrant that step.
He spoke OF the training Of children and their
early needs, and said that mothers believed
one WHO Wopld Five t6e ie ehIld no body % hsrm se
but he would require. in addition to proper
attention TO Its bodily necessities, like atten-
ton TO the necessities of the childs mind. The
benediction was then pronounced, and the
evenings exercises were ended by galop By
the band, after which sweethearts. sisters. and
mothers pressed forward TO congratulate the
successful graduates Just entering professional
The Alumni Association met at the close OF
the exercises and elected the following otli-
GERS: G. W. Grinder, M. D.. president: NJ. I.
Manners, second vice president; E. II. Gin
nelly, d. ID. $ third vice president; George W.
Egleston, ID. ID. S., secretary; James A. Hunter,
Cockerell, d. d. s., 4. j. Reed, NJ. D., VIM. NJ.
Hunt d. d, s, j.. A. Daily, d. d. s., G. W.
Grinder M. D., and S. p. Hollingsworth. NJ. d.
The BANQUET, which formed tho conclusion
Of the evenings exercises, was held at Har-
veys. DR.. q. W. Grinder presided, aud at
proper intervals after the cloth was removed
offered the toasts, which were handsomely
responded to. Songs, stories, and recitations
formed an interesting part of tho feast, and It
was early morn before the company sepa-
ratnd